Items tagged with electrical

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Why Opposites Do Not Always Attract Thursday, September 17th, 2009 - 10:34:32 - Anuradha Menon It's a natural fact that opposites attract — or so scientists thought. But a new study of fluid droplets shows that opposites can sometimes bounce... read more

Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in Nanowires Thursday, May 28th, 2009 - 09:16:35 - Anuradha Menon A team of researchers at the University of Illinois has demonstrated that, counter to classical Newtonian mechanics, an entire collection of... read more

UK 'Worst Electrical Recycler' Sunday, May 24th, 2009 - 09:42:18 - Ehud Rattner A study on recycling suggests Britons are the worst in Europe when it comes to recycling electrical equipment. Computer manufacturer Dell found that... read more

'Singing Brains' Discovered Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 - 18:02:07 - Anuradha Menon Studying the way a person’s brain ‘sings’ could improve our understanding of conditions such as epilepsy and schizophrenia and help develop better... read more

Storing Lightning Bolts for Portable Power Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - 04:58:39 - Anuradha Menon Materials researchers at Penn State University have reported the highest known breakdown strength for a bulk glass ever measured. Breakdown strength... read more

A New Route to Narrow Graphene Ribbons Saturday, April 18th, 2009 - 18:44:46 - Anuradha Menon Graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon with remarkable electrical properties, shows promise for future generations of high-speed transistors. It... read more

Power Grid Hackers Access Through PCs Thursday, April 9th, 2009 - 14:51:34 - Anuradha Menon The hackers who reportedly planted malware on key parts of the U.S. electrical grid, perhaps with the intent to cripple the country's power... read more

Nanogenerators to Power Future? Saturday, March 28th, 2009 - 10:09:41 - Anuradha Menon The tyranny of the phone charger is just about over. That wire, the pronged plug - the panic when the charger has been left at home. It's so over, so... read more

Hamsters On Treadmills Generate Electricity Saturday, February 14th, 2009 - 18:24:22 - Anuradha Menon Could hamsters help solve the world’s energy crisis? Probably not, but a hamster wearing a power-generating jacket is doing its own small part to... read more

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